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Sunderland v Watford : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Sunderland and their boss Régis Le Bris will be aiming to beat Tom Cleverley and his Watford side on Saturday lunch time, as the pair clash at the Stadium of Light in the Championship. We want to see our users winning on this match, so every stats you could realistically need to make a sound selection is published below. Switch between seventeen betting markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head-to-head analysis and odds for it all.

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Sunderland's next match is v Leeds at 20:00 on Monday 17th February
Watford's next match is v M'Boro at 15:00 on Saturday 15th February
The last English Championship meeting between Sunderland and Watford was on Saturday 8th February 2025
English Championship
February 8th 2025
Sunderland 2
2 Watford
 
L. O'Nien 16'42' A. Dele-Bashiru
D. Cirkin 89'46' I. Louza
 
SUN
WAT
Shots On
7
5
Shots Off
4
3
Corners
7
3
Possession
50%
50%
Fouls
12
20
Yellow/red cards
4/0
2/0
 
SunderlandWatford
 
A. Patterson
C. Mepham (D. Ballard 84')
D. Cirkinfootball icon
T. Hume
L. O'Nienfootball icon
E. Le Fée
D. Neil
S. Samed (M. Aleksić 59')
C. Rigg (E. Mayenda Dossou 72')
P. Roberts (I. Poveda-Ocampo 59')
W. Isidor
E. Selvik
R. Andrews
(J. Ngakia 61') Y. Larouci
J. Abankwah
M. Pollock
(F. Sierralta Carvallo 85') M. Sissoko
football iconI. Louza
football iconA. Dele-Bashiru
G. Chakvetadze
E. Kayembe
(T. Ince 81') M. Doumbia

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our top tip on this fixture, meaning that the sides will score at least two goals between them during the standard 90 mins. Both Sunderland and Watford's current form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record is pointing in the same direction too. The bookies make it the most probable outcome in this market too, available at 1.36.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Sunderland are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 52% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.53.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sunderland
52%
4/9
14%
4/9
15%
Draw
23%
7/2
13%
7/2
20%
Watford
25%
21/4
39%
11/2
30%
Draw 1-1
11%
8/1
20%
7/1
23%
Sunderland 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Sunderland 1-0
9%
13/2
25%
11/2
13%
Sunderland 2-0
8%
6/111/2
7%
Watford 2-1
6%
18/1
27%
16/1
31%
Watford 1-0
6%
16/1
55%
12/1
30%
Sunderland 3-1
6%
11/1
20%
9/1
17%
Draw 2-2
6%
18/1
10%
14/1
Draw 0-0
5%
12/1
37%
10/1
38%
Sunderland 3-0
5%
9/1
17%
8/1
18%
Watford 2-0
4%
33/1
48%
25/1
37%
Sunderland 3-2
3%
25/1
10%
18/1
17%
Sunderland 4-1
3%
20/1
28%
16/1
26%
Watford 3-1
2%
40/133/1
17%
Watford 3-2
2%
40/133/1
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
4/5
14%
8/11
16%
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
1/1
16%
21/20
21%
Home 1st Goal
53%
3/10
10%
-
Away 1st Goal
44%
13/5
16%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
12/1
37%
-
BTTS - Yes
57%
5/6
13%
19/20
5%
BTTS - No
43%
5/6
10%
4/5
6%
BTTS - Home Win
26%
11/5
20%
21/10
21%
BTTS - Draw
18%
5/119/4
15%
BTTS - Away Win
13%
10/1
16%
10/1
22%
Home/draw
75%
1/8
5%
1/9
5%
Away/draw
48%
13/8
22%
17/10
26%
Home/away
77%
2/11
3%
1/5
4%
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1/4
8%
2/9
10%
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
3/1
25%
14/5
27%
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
2/1
25%
7/4
24%
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
2/5
12%
2/5
12%
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
9/2
31%
4/1
29%
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/7
6%
2/13
6%
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
10/1
35%
17/2
27%
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/20
3%
1/25
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/25
2%
1/33
3%
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/1
37%
10/1
38%
Home DNB
68%
1/6
9%
1/7
9%
Away DNB
41%
4/1
43%
4/1
39%
Sunderland win to nil
26%
11/8
9%
-
Watford win to nil
12%
10/1
57%
-
Sunderland / Sunderland
37%
6/5
16%
23/20
17%
Sunderland / Watford
2%
40/133/1
Sunderland / Draw
5%
14/114/1
15%
Draw / Sunderland
20%
3/1
8%
3/1
5%
Draw / Watford
6%
12/1
30%
11/1
26%
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2
30%
5/1
20%
Watford / Sunderland
4%
20/1
9%
16/1
11%
Watford / Watford
8%
10/1
29%
17/2
27%
Watford / Draw
5%
16/114/1
Win / draw / win Championship table

Sunderland have played 30 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the Championship league table. Sunderland are unbeaten at home after 14 games and have kept 7 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 25 games against teams below in the table, having won 14, drawn 8 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 11 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Sunderland have outscored their opponents by 45 goals to 40 goals.

Home League Performance

Sunderland have played 14 games at home winning 9, drawing 5 and losing 0 games. They have scored 24 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and conceded 10 goals at home.

Watford are in 12th position in the Championship on 41 points having played 30 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

9 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 29 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 20 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 1 and won 6. Watford have conceded 20 goals, scored 20, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sunderland
Watford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds3220934769 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 17
l
 
0-4A
l
 
2-1A
2
Sheff Utd3221652367 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
3
Burnley32171323064 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
4
Sunderland Home32171142162 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
5
Blackburn3214612648 
Apr 21
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
6
West Brom32111471147 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
w
 
2-1F
Apr 12
7
Bristol C3211129445 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
w
 
1-0F
Apr 5
8
Sheff Wed3212911-345 
w
 
4-0F
Feb 28
May 3
w
 
2-6F
9
M'Boro3112811844 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-3A
w
 
2-1A
Feb 15
10
Coventry3212812244 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 15
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
11
Norwich32111011643 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 8
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-1A
12
Watford Away3212614-642 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
-
-
13
QPR32101111-641 
May 3
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
14
Millwall31101011-140 
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
Mar 8
w
 
2-3F
15
Preston319139-440 
Mar 11
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
16
Oxford Utd3291112-1138 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
w
 
1-0F
Mar 15
17
Swansea3210715-1037 
Apr 12
w
 
2-3A
Mar 12
l
 
1-0A
18
Portsmouth328915-1633 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
19
Stoke3171113-1132 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
Mar 1
20
Cardiff3171014-1931 
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
21
Derby327817-929 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-2F
22
Hull317816-1129 
Feb 22
w
 
0-1F
Apr 8
d
 
1-1A
23
Plymouth3161015-3028 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-2F
Mar 29
d
 
2-2F
24
Luton317618-2127 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2F
Feb 23
l
 
3-0A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Sunderland 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
9
L
2
Watford 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Sunderland since 1993
Sunderland
Watford
Goals: Scored
22
12
Games: Scored
11 / 12
7 / 12
Clean sheets
5 / 12
1 / 12
SUN
7
D
2
WAT
3
League games at Watford since 1992
Watford
Sunderland
Goals: Scored
21
18
Games: Scored
12 / 13
11 / 13
Clean sheets
2 / 13
1 / 13
SUN
2
D
6
WAT
5
Goal Statistics
Sunderland 4th Watford 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that Sunderland will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Watford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-18
Sunderland have scored 18% fewer goals at home than predicted
+8
Watford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280459/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Sunderland
PG (predicted goals)
Watford
1.8
1.2
Attack rating
%
better
SUN
WAT
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
SUN
WAT
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Sunderland v Watford Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Sunderland Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
311158
D NeilW IsidorT HumeC Mepham
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Patterson GLK28
1
-
T Hume DEF3115
7
-
C Mepham DEF25
7
1
L O'Nien DEF3131
7
-
D Cirkin DEF2832
7
-
C Rigg MID2842
6
-
D Neil MID3123
2
1
P Roberts MID3125
8
-
S Samed MID5
-
E Fée MID611
2
-
W Isidor FWD29111
8
-
Subs
S Moore GLK4
1
-
D Ballard DEF172
4
-
L Hjelde DEF8
-
H. Jones MID
-
B Middlemas MID
-
E Mayenda FWD2455
-
M. Aleksić FWD4
1
-
I Poveda FWD5
3
-
T. Ogunsugi FWD
-
Watford Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
32758
M PollockE KayembeG ChakvetadzeF Carvallo
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Selvik GLK2
-
R Andrews DEF2632
3
-
J Abankwah DEF6
1
-
M Pollock DEF324
5
-
Y Larouci DEF302
1
-
I Louza  MID192
6
-
T Dele-Bashiru MID153
-
M Sissoko MID2911
4
-
E Kayembe MID3171
5
-
G Chakvetadze MID3125
5
-
M. Doumbia FWD8
1
-
Subs
J Bond GLK9
-
J Ngakia DEF151
5
-
F Carvallo DEF24
8
-
K Keben DEF2
-
J Morris DEF14
2
-
T Ince MID211
-
L. Ramirez-Espain MID
-
M Adu-Poku FWD1
-
A. Nabizada FWD1
-